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Noun: anticoagulant  ,an-tee-kow'ag-yu-lunt
  1. Medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
    "Warfarin is a commonly prescribed anticoagulant";
    - anticoagulant medication, decoagulant

Derived forms: anticoagulants

Type of: med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Encyclopedia: Anticoagulant